Talk:French law of 29 December 1915

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Did you know... that the French law of 29 December 1915 established the right for French soldiers to be buried in individual graves (examples pictured)?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 21:38, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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French war graves near Chemin des Dames

... that a French law of 29 December 1915 established the right for French soldiers to be buried in individual graves (examples pictured)? Source: "In France the right for a soldier to benefit from an individual and identified grave was thus part of a law passed on 29 December 1915" from: Parra, Roberto C.; Zapico, Sara C.; Ubelaker, Douglas H. (28 January 2020). Forensic Science and Humanitarian Action: Interacting with the Dead and the Living. John Wiley & Sons. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-119-48194-2.

British war graves at Étaples Military Cemetery

- ALT1: ... that a French law of 29 December 1915 allowed the government to compulsarily acquire land to establish Allied war cemeteries (example pictured)? Source: "the law provided for the acquisition by, and at the expense of, the French State of all lands required outside existing cemeteries as the burial places of French and allied soldiers dying in the War" from: Ware, Fabian (1937). The Immortal Heritage. CUP Archive. p. 39. and "on 29 December 1915 a simplified procedure for the declaration of eminent domain was instituted by law, enabling prefects to take the necessary official measures when municipalities or private landowners would not cede the land willingly" from:Winter, Jay; Péronne, Centre de recherche de l'Historial de (9 January 2014). The Cambridge History of the First World War. 572: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-76684-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Luis Alegre Salazar
- Comment: Top image for ALT0, second image for ALT1. Can we run on 29 December for the anniversary?

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:03, 15 November 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing... New enough, long enough, interesting hooks, QPQ provided. Will complete review a bit later. Whispyhistory (talk) 12:48, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
... No copyvio issues, hooks in article followed by citations to references I cannot access. Images clear and free. Whispyhistory (talk) 17:03, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]